Calamus fuscus
Becc.
Arecaceae Edible: Shoots ?
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A tropical cane or rattan palm.
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Edible Uses
The shoots are reported as edible, though this is uncertain.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Papua New Guinea, PNG,
Also Known As
Haeluwp
References (2)
- Sillitoe, P. 1995, An Ethnobotanical Account of the Plant Resources of the Wola Region, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. J. Ethnobiol. 15(2): 201-235
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
